'Crazy play' from Parker steals NBA Finals opener for Spurs

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Updated 1243 GMT (1943 HKT) June 7, 2013

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Game 1 of the NBA Finals – Danny Green of the San Antonio Spurs celebrates a three-point basket against the Miami Heat during Game 1 of the 2013 NBA Finals in Miami on Thursday, June 6. The Spurs defeated the Heat 92-88.

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Game 1 of the NBA Finals – Miami's LeBron James watches Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs makes a shot with 5.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

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Game 1 of the NBA Finals – San Antonio's Manu Ginobili hugs Danny Green after their team defeated the Miami Heat.

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Game 1 of the NBA Finals – Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat misses a three-pointer with just over a minute remaining in the game.

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Game 1 of the NBA Finals – Miami's Chris Bosh guards Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs.

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Game 1 of the NBA Finals – Chris Bosh of Miami reacts in the fourth quarter.

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Game 1 of the NBA Finals – Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs is guarded by Mario Chalmers of the Miami Heat.

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Game 1 of the NBA Finals – Norris Cole of the Miami Heat goes up for a shot against Tiago Splitter of the San Antonio Spurs.

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Game 1 of the NBA Finals – LeBron James of the Miami Heat passes the ball against Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs

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Game 1 of the NBA Finals – Mario Chalmers of the Miami Heat, top right, moves the ball down the court.

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Game 1 of the NBA Finals – Matt Bonner of San Antonio boxes out Miami's Shane Battier in the second quarter.

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Game 1 of the NBA Finals – Dwyane Wade of Miami shoots over San Antonio's Danny Green.

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Game 1 of the NBA Finals – Members of Spain's national soccer team sit in the stands during Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

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Game 1 of the NBA Finals – Miami Heat teammates walk off the court during a timeout in the second half.

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Game 1 of the NBA Finals – The San Antonio Spurs take on the Miami Heat in a packed stadium.

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Game 1 of the NBA Finals – Boris Diaw of San Antonio goes up for a reverse layup.

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Game 1 of the NBA Finals – Miami's LeBron James drives on Danny Green of the San Antonio Spurs.

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Game 1 of the NBA Finals – Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs shoots over Miami's Udonis Haslem.

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Game 1 of the NBA Finals – Members of the San Antonio Spurs react while taking on the Miami Heat.

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Game 1 of the NBA Finals – LeBron James of the Miami Heat looks on in the first half of the game against the San Antonio Spurs.

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Story highlights

San Antonio Spurs beat Miami Heat 92-88 in Game One of the NBA Finals

Tony Parker's game-winning basket beat the shot clock by one hundredth of a second

The NBA Finals are being broadcast to 215 countries in 47 different languages

Game Two takes place at Miami's American Airlines Arena on Sunday

San Antonio Spurs snatched Game One of the NBA Finals after a "crazy play" from Tony Parker gave Gregg Popovich's team a 92-88 win away to defending champion Miami Heat.

The Frenchman's off-balance jump shot beat the shot clock by one-hundredth of a second to steal home court advantage from Miami.

"It was a crazy play. I thought I lost the ball three or four times," Parker told reporters after finishing with a game-high 21 points at the American Airlines arena.

"It didn't work out like I wanted it to. At the end I was just trying to get a shot up. I was happy it went in."

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NBA finals: Game V – Miami Heat fans celebrate the team's win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2012 NBA Finals on Thursday, June 21 in Miami.

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NBA finals: Game V – Fans celebrate the Miami Heat's victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2012 NBA Finals.

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NBA finals: Game V – Fans watch game five of the 2012 NBA finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Miami Heat at Havana Nines in Miami.

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NBA finals: Game V – A couple kisses as Miami Heat fans celebrate the Heat's victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2012 NBA Finals in Miami.

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NBA finals: Game V – Chris Bosh No. 1 of the Miami Heat celebrates after the Heat won 121-106 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Five of the 2012 NBA Finals on Thursday, June 21.

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NBA finals: Game V – LeBron James No. 6 and Dwyane Wade No. 3 of the Heat celebrate late in the fourth quarter against the Thunder.

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NBA finals: Game V – LeBron James No. 6 of the Heat celebrates late in the fourth quarter against the Thunder.

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NBA finals: Game V – Kevin Durant No. 35 of the Thunder looks on dejected late in the fourth quarter against the Heat.

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NBA finals: Game V – LeBron James, left, and the fallen Dwyane Wade, center, of the Heat go for the ball before the tumbled James Harden, center top, and Serge Ibaka, right, of the Thunder.

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NBA finals: Game V – Shane Battier, right, of the Heat and Russell Westbrook, left, of the Thunder vie for the ball.

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NBA finals: Game V – Mike Miller, left, of the Heat is guarded by Russell Westbrook, right, of the Thunder.

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NBA finals: Game V – Kevin Durant No. 35 and Russell Westbrook No. 0 of the Thunder look on against the Heat.

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NBA finals: Game V – LeBron James, left, of the Heat goes to the basket against Serge Ibaka, center, and Kendrick Perkins, right, of the Thunder.

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NBA finals: Game V – LeBron James of the Heat scores against the Thunder.

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NBA finals: Game V – Chris Bosh, No. 1 of the Heat, fights for control of the opening tip-off against Serge Ibaka, No. 9 of the Thunder.

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NBA finals: Game V – Dwyane Wade, No. 3 of the Heat, reacts in the first quarter against the Thunder.

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NBA finals: Game V – LeBron James, No. 6 of the Heat, attempts a shot in the first half against James Harden, No. 13 of the Thunder.

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NBA finals: Game V – Serge Ibaka, No. 9 of the Thunder, reacts in the first half against the Heat.

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NBA finals: Game V – Kevin Durant, No. 35 of the Thunder, hangs on the rim after a dunk in the first half against the Heat. View photos from Game four of the NBA Finals.

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"Tony did everything wrong and did everything right in the same possession," said James. "He stumbled two or three times, he fell over and when he fell over I was like OK, I am going to have to tie this ball up.

"He got up and went under my arm. I got a great contest ... it barely got off. That was the longest 24 seconds that I've been part of."

Miami had opportunities to make a winning start to the best-of-seven game series, but couldn't hold onto a three-point lead heading into the final quarter.

"We had our chances to win," added James. "We had four turnovers in the fourth. We gave them some offensive rebounds in the fourth as well. We can't allow that."

Popovich said he tried to tell his players to keep their cool when they were under pressure.

"What we can do is continue to play defense, rebound and just hang and hang and hang," said the 64-year-old.

"It is a 48-minute game. In the NBA things go back and forth. The ability to move on to the next play is what's important if a team wants to be really good."

This year's finals are receiving global coverage, with live broadcasts in 215 countries in 47 different languages.

There are also a record 10 players from outside of the United States playing in the series.

The Heat will look to get off the mark in Game Two on Sunday, also in Miami. Game Three, set to take place on Tuesday, will see the series switch to the AT & T Center in San Antonio.